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This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

Week 2: Thoughts on online readiness questionnaires

Posted on by Bryony Ramsden Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

I have to say, I found the two questionnaires I completed quite interesting.  I did the Penn State and San Diego questionnaires, and while they are visually very different, they have a lot of similarities.  However, their style of questioning is sometimes quite different… Penn State utilises a kind of Likert Scale type system, with […]

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networks

Posted on by Megan Kime Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

I’ve been involved with the launch and re-launch of two networks (or communities of practice?) at Leeds this week and last week: the re-launch of the Learning Technologists Network, lead by James Little (fellow blogger, ocTEL participant, and Sheffielder!); and the (soft) launch of the Online Distance Learning Network for …

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Week 2: Thoughts on online readiness questionnaires

Posted on by Bryony Ramsden Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

I have to say, I found the two questionnaires I completed quite interesting.  I did the Penn State and San Diego questionnaires, and while they are visually very different, they have a lot of similarities.  However, their style of questioning is sometimes quite different… Penn State utilises a kind of Likert Scale type system, with […]

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#ocTEL week 2: learners’ needs and digital literacy

Posted on by Stuart Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

So how do you find out if you’re ready to take an online course? Well in my case you dive into one unthinkingly (ocTEL), complain about how difficult and confusing you’re finding it and then gradually try to find out … Continue reading →

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SlideSpeech: Liz Masterman – ocTEL

Posted on by slidespeech Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

SlideSpeech: Liz Masterman – ocTEL: ocTEL webinar summary (27 slides)

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#ocTEL: my first MOOC experience (week 0 Webinar)

Posted on by Nicolas Balacheff Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

This first ocTEL webinar is introduced by Davib Jennings, the project manager. Then Diana Laurillard proposes a synthesis of the “Big questions in TEL” that we have proposed. Unfortunately, I was not able to participate in the webinar this time, but re…

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TEL stories

Posted on by KateMcGuinn Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Time has been short for Week 1 activities due to the winter vomiting virus making a late and unwelcome visit to my family!  So I’ve only had time to have a quick shufti at the videos giving examples of technology enhancing learning and the one that really stood out for me was Eric Mazur.  As […]

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TEL stories

Posted on by KateMcGuinn Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Time has been short for Week 1 activities due to the winter vomiting virus making a late and unwelcome visit to my family!  So I’ve only had time to have a quick shufti at the videos giving examples of technology enhancing learning and the one that really stood out for me was Eric Mazur.  As […]

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readiness for online learning #ocTEL week 2

Posted on by Megan Kime Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

‘Understanding Learners’ Needs’ is the topic for this week, which is really important in general but especially for distance learners. The ‘if you only do one thing this week do this’ activity for week 2 is to look at some online readiness assessment questionnaires provided by a number of American …

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From OER to cMOOC to github: A proposal for Open Education

Posted on by philtubman Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

I have been a learning technologist for 10 years and in that time I have seen at least 3 VLE silos being emptied or recycled or replaced. Change is inevitable when it comes to technology, for sure, but is this the type of change we want, especially as …

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